Where does one start? I’m not sure if I would consider this a research blog post. In the sea of comments and chatter today, it just feels right to say something. It feels right to “Think Different.” Like many others, I was raised an Apple faithful. Later I came to embrace and believe in not just the products but Read more…
Tags: Apple, Family Safety, mac, Mac OS X, McAfee Identity Protection, Steve Jobs
In 1990, when only the government and a number of universities were using the Internet, there were 357 unique pieces of malware. The need for security began with desktop computing when the only means of compromising data was by inserting a contaminated floppy disk into a PC or opening an infected email attachment. That was Read more…
Tags: anti-virus, digital assets, Email & Web Security, hacking, Mac OS X, malware, phishing, phishing scams, unprotected PCs
Here’s a quick update on the Mac OS X malware landscape, a rather hot topic this month. May started off with the announcement of the DIY malware kit Weyland-Yutani BOT. This news was shortly thereafter dwarfed by numerous reports of fake (a.k.a. rogue) security software for the Mac; names include Mac Defender, Mac Protector, Mac Security, Read more…
Tags: fake anti virus, Mac OS X, malware
It’s not breaking news that fake-alert Trojans infections are growing. But it’s worrying for Mac OS X users to find themselves a target for those attacks. As my colleague Tad Heppner mentioned in his post, a scareware called MacDefender was spotted in the wild. Mac users can be fooled by those fake alerts because malware Read more…
Tags: fake anti virus, Mac OS X, malware
Most of today’s malware works on Windows and its apps, because it can affect a lot of people around the world. However, other platforms are becoming more popular every day and attracting bad guys who are starting to create malicious code for other systems. (For a few examples, see BlackHoleRAT, HellRaiser RAT, and a fake-alert Read more…
BlackHole RAT is a backdoor Trojan targeting Mac OS X. It’s written in REALbasic and it was first discovered in December 21, 2010. But it was only during the past days that it gained the attention of security experts and the media. This is not the first backdoor Trojan for OS X, and McAfee expects the number of malware for Mac OS X to grow.
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